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Syllabic 
Shorthand 
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A  SYSTEM  OF  SHORTHAND  IN  WHICH  CHARACTERS  REPRESENT  SYLLABLES, 
THEREBY   GREATLY   SIMPLIFYING   THE   SCIENCE 

THIS  SYSTEM   CAN    BE   I  EARNED   IN    ONE   FOURTH   OF  THE   TIME   REQUIRED 

FOR    OTHER    SYSTEMS 

BY 

ROBERT    BOYD,  A.   B. 

(UNIVERSITY    OF  TORONTO) 

THOROUGHLY    REVISED    AND    ENLARGED 
BY 

WM  .    D.    FANNING,    B.    L. 


Chicago 
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BOYD'S 
SYLLABIC    SHOBTHAND. 


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PREFACE. 

''PHE  present-day  use  of  shorthand  is  so  universal 
that  any  argument  in  its  favor  is  unnecessary. 
In  the  business  world  it  is  recognized  as  absolutely  essen- 
tial. The  courts  now  refuse  to  receive  documents  that 
are  not  in  typewritten  form.  Professional  men  of  all 
kinds  are  obliged  to  resort  to  stenography,  and  as  a 
matter  of  convenience  many  have  taken  up  the  study  of 
some  system  of  shorthand  for  personal  use.  The  only 
reason  a  great  many  more  persons  have  not  undertaken 
tZ  -to  master  the  science  is  that  until  recently  no  system 
>.  had  been  devised  by  which  shorthand  could  be  learned 
§  without  a  long  course  of  study,  necessitated  by  the  com- 
25  plicated  and  confusing  systems  in  vogue.  About  fifty 
different  styles  of  shorthand  have  been  placed  before 
j^  the  people  during  the  last  half  century,  all  based  upon 
Ki  the  k'tter,  or  consonant,  system,  but  that  system  of 
^  shorthand  requires  so  many  different  characters  to  ex- 
press the  different  words  that  even  moderate  proficiency 
^  is  extremely  difficult  to  attain. 

t  The  system  known  as  the  Syllabic  System  of  Shorthajid, 
2  has  been  recently  invented,  and  as  its  name  implies,  is 
based  oil  the  svllal)l('.  The  author  discovered  that  the 
English  language  may  be  exi)ressc(l  in  one  hundred  and 
twelve  syllables;  of  this  numlxT  only  sc\ciit y-(i\-('  are 
used  in  anything  hnl  very  technical  words,  and  of  this 
number  only  thirty-five  syllables  arc  used  in  forming 
about  three-fourths  of  ;ill  the  words  used  in  ordinary 
conversation  or  business  eorres[)ondence. 

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10  PREFACE. 

It  has  been  clearly  demonstrated  that  the  Syllabic 
System  may  be  mastered  in  one-fifth  of  the  time  re- 
quired for  the  older  systems.  It  is  marvelous  in  its 
simplicity,  and,  as  in  the  case  of  all  other  great  inven- 
tions, the  only  wonder  is  that  it  was  not  discovered 
many  years  ago.  In  every  respect  it  is  a  logical  system. 
Based  as  it  is  ui)on  the  syllable,  it  does  not  impair  the 
ability  to  spell  correctly,  as  do  the  older  systems. 

It  is  not  difficult  to  tell  what  many  words  are  if  they 
are  abbreviated  by  using  the  first  syllable.  In  the 
Syllabic  System,  therefore,  it  is  possible  to  secure  a 
maximum  of  brevity  by  simply  writing  the  sign  for 
the  first  syllable  of  many  words,  and  still  not  confuse 
the  writer.  This  combines  brevity  with  clearness  and 
makes  speed — which,  after  all,  is  the  most  important 
thing — easily  attainable. 

Another  great  advantage  lies  in  the  fact  that  the 
longest  words  can  be  written  without  lifting  the  pen: 
this  is  true  of  no  other  system.  With  respect  to  the  ruled 
copy  paper,  the  system  utilizes  no  positions  for  char- 
acters, that  is,  above,  on,  or  below  the  line;  there  is  no 
shacHng  of  the  characters,  and  it  is  especially  adapted 
to  phrasing  because  of  the  possibility  of  using  only 
one  syllable  for  each  word  of  a  phrase. 

In  general,  this  system  is  in  tune  with  the  present 
busy  world,  and  truly  meets  a  long-felt  want.  Any 
time-saving  device  saves  money,  and  this  system  of 
shorthand   will   revolutionize   the   stenographic   world. 

The  Publishers. 


CONTENTS. 


Page 

Introduction  ...-..-      13 


Part  I. 
The  Characters 19 

Part  II. 
Consonants  .......      27 

Part  III. 
Characters  Numbers   6,   7,   8  and  9         -         -  35 

Part  IV. 
Speed  For.ms  and  Phrases  -         -         -         -      41 

Directions  ior  Stuhv — Miscellaneous     -         -         61 


INTRODUCTION. 

n^HE  nineteenth  century  will  ever  be  memorable  for 
its  strides  of  development  along  the  line  of  scien- 
tific discovery.  The  forces  of  nature  have  become,  to  a 
large  extent,  the  servant  of  man  and  not  his  master.  In 
the  mechanical  world  the  substitution  of  machinery  in 
many  cases  has  eliminated  the  operations  of  the  hand. 
Great  upheavals  have  taken  place  in  the  field  of  dis- 
covery and  invention,  but  a  little  reflection  will  show 
how  narrow  the  scope  has  been,  and  that  in  many  phases 
the  desired  goal  has  stood  far-set. 

The  art  of  writing,  from  a  universal  standpoint,  has 
undergone  no  appreciable  change  by  way  of  speed  or 
legibilit\  through  the  course  of  its  history  from  its  earliest 
records.  The  twenty-six  characters  known  as  the  al- 
phabet in  our  language  had  their  origin  in  the  anci- 
ent Hebrew  or  Semitic  language,  which  was  made  up 
of  characters  resembling  shapes  of  various  objects  in 
nature.  In  those  ancient  days  when  thought  was  re- 
corded upon  skins  of  animals,  papyrus,  barks  of  trees 
and  blocks  of  w^ood  or  stone,  when  commerce  had  neces- 
sitated no  extensive  correspondence,  brevity  in  writing 
was  a  small  consideration.  Present  conditions,  de- 
pendent upon  a  highly  developed  commerce,  have  pro- 
duced new  demands  in  chirography,  and  our  slow  and 
irritating  process  of  commiting  thought  to  paper  sug- 
gests modification. 

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14  INTRODUCTION. 

Characters  which  arc  formed  in  imitation  of  crude 
shapes  of  animals,  and  processes  of  chiving  them  are 
stih  used  today,  with  httle  modification,  and  from  a 
practical  standpoint  we  still  perform  the  operation  of 
swinging  the  oxgoad,  and  riding  the  double-humped 
camel  with  sated  complacency.  In  the  art  of  writing 
we  have  been  patronizing  the  stage  coach,  as  a  means 
of  transportation^  when  we  might  have  had  a  parlor  car 
at  cheaper  rates. 

In  many  words  of  very  frequent  occurence  the  writing 
which  obtains  today  is  wonderfully  crude.  For  ex- 
am.ple,  the  words  "  the"  and  "  with,"  monosyllabic  in 
sound,  and  each  pronounced  wdth  one  effort  of  the  vocal 
chords,  are  long  in  formation  and  are  not  in  harmony 
with  the  processes  of  the  mind.  For  the  last  two  hun- 
dred years  repeated  attempts  have  been  made  to  shorten 
our  system  of  writing,  but  the  mechanical  operations 
devised  are  not  satisfactory,  as  the  writing  is  indistinct 
and  so  laborious  to  learn  that  only  the  few,  after  many 
months  of  memorization  of  hundreds  of  disconnected 
rules,  are  capable  of  recording  the  words  of  a  speaker 
with  a  partial  degree  of  accuracy. 

The  consonants  in  our  language,  which  alone  the  old 
systems  represent  in  shorthand,  are  not  sounds  but  mere 
articulations,  and  consequently  the  name  "phonetic," 
as  applied  to  the  old  systems  of  shorthand,  is  a  misnomer. 
The  name  might  appropriately  be  applied  in  the  old 
systems  if  the  vowels  were  represented  with  the  con- 
sonants, but  if  this  were  done,  the  so-called  shorthand 
would  be  longer  than  the  longhand.  The  name  "pho- 
netic," according  to  the  scientific  principles  of  acoustics, 


INTRODUCTION.  15 

can  only  be  applied  to  a  distinct,  individualized  sound 
as  represented  in  syllables. 

The  title  ''Syllabic  Shorthand"  has  been  applied  for 
many  years  to  systems  based  entirely  on  the  letter,  and 
differs  in  no  particular  from  so-called  phonetic  systems. 
The  reason  why  this  name  should  have  been  used  is  dif- 
ficult to  find.  The  only  explanation  appears  to  be  that 
the  systems  have  no  system,  that  the  representations 
of  sounds  are  in  accordance  with  no  sound,  that  there 
is  no  beginning,  middle  or  end,  and  that  it  matters  not 
what  name  may  be  given  to  it. 

The  word  "  syllabic "  is  derived  from  two  Greek  words; 
the  first  means  "with"  or  "together  with,"  and  the 
second  means  "to  take"  or  "to  place,"  so  that  the  word 
is  applicable  to  the  union  of  two  or  more  letters  in  one 
sound.  Our  words,  for  the  purpose  of  clearness  in  spell- 
ing or  pronunciation,  are  divided  into  syllables.  The 
old  notion  obtained  that  the  number  of  syllables  in  our 
language  was  very  great,  even  tens  of  thousands;  but 
this  belief  is  a  mistake.  It  is  possible  to  form  tens  of 
thousands  of  syllables  from  the  alphabet,  but  many  of 
these  syllables  are  difficult  to  pronounce  and  very  un- 
pleasing  to  the  ear.  The  natural  instincts  of  the  human 
race  chose  only  the  most  euphonious,  and  these  are  112 
in  number,  and  of  this  number  about  fifty  are  rarely 
usfd. 

The  proposal  to  eni]>loy  cliaricters  to  repi'esent  sylla- 
bles at  first  suggests  the  thought  that  this  involves  the 
use  of  a  vast  number  of  characters;  but  nine  different 
characters,  arranged  in  different  positions,  \\illi  three 
rules,  are  sufficient  to  obtain  the  difierentiation  of  each 


l()  INTRODUCTION. 

syllable.  This  explains  how  in  one  month  the  average 
student  may  attain  a  speed  of  100  words  per  minute, 
and  this  speed,  by  subsequent  practice,  can  be  extended 
to  200  words  per  minute,  and  the  writing  is  read  as 
easily  as  longhand. 

The  voice  is  given  by  nature.  Its  elements  are  pure, 
brief,  and  admit  of  little  alteration.  The  characters 
which  represent  voice-sounds  are  purely  human,  and 
are  subjected  to  change  and  improvement.  The  move- 
ments of  the  hand  in  writing  may  be  made  to  correspond 
to  the  movements  of  the  vocal  organs  in  speech.  This 
book  sets  forth  the  principles  upon  which  these  opera- 
tions are  practical. 

ROBERT  BOYD. 


PART  1 


1, 


THE  CHARACTERS. 

1  t T^HE  characters  used  in  the  Syllabic  Sys- 

2  C tern  are  nine  in  number,  as  shown  in 

7  the  accompanying  design.     With  this  sys- 

g  <; tem  you  will  notice  that  the  vowel  charac- 

fce ters  are  the  base  of  the  system  while  the 

^"^^^         consonants  are  shown  by  the  position  which 
9  —  the  vowel  character  assumes.    Before  study 

is  commenced  this  caution  is  pertinent:  Be  exact  and  do 
not  try  to  get  speed  at  the  expense  of  exactness,  as  on 
this  depends  the  legibility  after  acquiring  speed,  Keep 
this  in  mind  and  the  student  will  be  successful. 

Plate  I  shows  the  sixteen  varied  positions  which 
each  of  the  first  five  characters  assumes.  Note  that 
character  1  rej^resents  all  syllables  in  a;  character  2 
all  .syllables  in  e;  characlci-.')  all  syllables  in  ?';  character 
4  all  syllables  in  o;   character  5  all  syllables  in  u. 

Note  that  character  1  assumes  sixteen  different  posi- 
tions— four  liorizontal,  four  Ncrtical.  foui-  ii,<!;li1  obrKjue 
and  four  left  oblicjue.  'I'lie  same  arrangenienl  holds 
for  all  of  the  fi''st  five  ch;ir;icters  (with  the  exception  of 


20  BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

the  I  character,  in  which  four  variations — it,  is,  in  and 
im — are  made  for  the  sake  of  simpler  characters). 

all lal 

asi — -  — — I  an 

ar][af 
acj  [ad 


etc -—3  el  itC    — ^11 

esc— j^^en  '^^AtP'^^ 

er\  |ef  ir|  |if 


^C^ey  en^        ^^^fy  ,^^ 


use — '  ''— ^un 
ur)  (uf 

,  ^Ax\         ub\      . 


PLATE  I. 


Note  that  in  each  of  the  five  groups  characters  repre- 
senting i^  s,  I,  and  n  are  horizontal;  e.g.,  al,  el,  il,  ol, 
and  ul  are  horizontal.  Characters  representing  r,  c,  /, 
and  d  are  vertical;  e.  g.,  ar,  er,  ir,  or,  and  ur  are  vertical. 
Characters  representing  p,  w,  v,  and  y  are  oblique,  and 


BOYD'S  S^T^LABIC  SHORTHAND.  21 

are  made  with  an  upward  movement  at  an  angle  of 
forty-five  degrees.  Characters  representmg  h,  m,  g,  and 
z  are  obHque,  and  are  made  with  a  downward  movement 
at  an  angle  of  forty-five  degrees.^ 

Note  that  each  character  assumes  sixteen  different 
positions.     Fix  firmly  in  mind  the  fact  that: 

t,  s,  I,  n,  characters  are  horizontal; 

r,  c,  f,  d,  characters  are  vertical; 

p,  w,  V,  y,  characters  are  oblique  (upward  movement) ; 

b,  m,g,  z,  characters  are  oblique  (downward  move- 
ment). 

The  student's  first  step  is  to  practice  in  making  and  thoroughly 
memorising  the  a  syllables. 

When  you  have  done  this  then  you  know  the  sixteen  positions 
for  five  vowels,  or  eighty  syllables. 

Now  practice  the  other  characters  (and  the  four  variations  it,  is, 
in,  and  im). 

Practice  until  you  can  make  them  without  any  variations.  Be 
exact. 

EXERCISES. 

1.  Write  out  all  of  these  characters  in  a  row,  then 
close  the  book  and  under  each  character  write  the  letters 
for  which  it  stands. 

2.  With  the  book  closed  write  the  a,  e,  i,  o,  and  u 
groups  as  they  are  written  in  Plate  I. 

3.  Practice  these  exercises  until  you  arc  perfectly 
familiar  with  every  character,  whether  it  is  in  the  group 
or  standing  alone.  No  |)rogresscan  be  made  until  you 
have  mastered  these  elements. 


'  The  syllaljlt'S  ia\  iy  and  uir  d<j  not  occur  in  ordinary  iMigl  sii. 
They  appoar  in  the  Plato  to  coniph^to  the  group. 

The  consonants  y,  li,<j  and  r  will  be  considered  in  a  Hub.se- 
quent  l(!.sson,  together  with  doiiblc  consonants  and  special  cluirac- 
ters  introduced  for  the  sake  of  speed. 


22 


BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 


RULE    I. 

JOINING    SYLLABLES. 

In  this  system  of  shorthand  each  word  is  a  complete 
line,  regardless  of  the  number  of  syllables.  The  pen 
should  not  be  raised  in  forming  any  word.  Each  char- 
acter is  added  to  the  right  of  the  preceding  one,  and  the 
movement  tends  to  the  right,  upward,  or  downward,  as 
convenience  permits. 

Note. — The  letter  k  is  represented  by  the  character  for 
c.     All  silent  letters  are  omitted.     There  is  no  doubling 

of  letters. 

Note  how  the  syllables  are  joined  in  the  following 
exercise: — 


1.  adage    2.  ever  3.  oven 

6.  abate     7.  aged  8.  oval 

11.  attai    12.  abet  13.  abut 

16.  elate    17.  alum  18,  upon 

21.  it  is      22.  evil  23.  item 


4.  above      5.  alight 

9.  afore  10.  animal 

14.  annoy  15.  apiece 

19.  union  20.  acid 

24.  Adam  25.  alas 

M 

14. * 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAXD. 


23 


Write  the  shorthand  for  the  following  (write  the  words  with 
their  numbers  and  opposite  each  write  the  proper  character: — 


1. 

arab 

2. 

emit 

3. 

aware 

4. 

evade 

5. 

imitate 

6. 

iris 

7. 

opal 

8. 

adder 

9. 

amiss 

10. 

unaware 

11. 

iron 

12. 

attic 

13. 

offer 

14. 

amuse 

15. 

unaided 

16. 

even 

17. 

acute 

18. 

aback 

19. 

agate 

20. 

isolate 

21. 

anon 

22. 

eaves 

23. 

aside 

24. 

abide 

25. 

amative 

26. 

abed. 

27. 

abode 

28. 

abuse 

29. 

afoot 

30. 

amature 

31. 

awed 

32. 

alive 

33. 

awake 

34. 

avail 

35. 

efface 

36. 

afar 

37. 

utter 

38. 

apace 

39. 

align 

40. 

allege 

41. 

used 

42. 

allow 

43. 

elude 

44. 

eager 

45. 

unison 

46. 

Elen 

47. 

arise 

48. 

abase 

49. 

arrow 

50. 

abated 

51. 

amid 

52. 

ideal 

53. 

occur 

54. 

atone 

55. 

office 

56. 

anal 

57. 

unite 

58. 

await 

59. 

assess 

60. 

attack 

61. 

edit 

62. 

error 

63. 

alike 

64. 

accede  65. 

appear 

66. 

omit 

67. 

olive 

68. 

amass 

69. 

attain 

70. 

uneven 

71. 

anew 

72. 

arose 

73. 

amaze 

74 

.  enough  75. 

,  adjure 

PART  II, 


n. 


CONSONANTS. 

TDART  I  took  up  the  various  characters  used  in  the  Syl- 
labic Sj''stem  of  Shorthand  in  the  five  vowel  groups. 
The  student  is  now  ready  to  take  up  the  subject  of  con- 
sonants. Of  the  five  characters  used  in  the  five  vowel 
groups,  the  second  character,  or  e  syllable,  is  the  most 
easily  written,  therefore  the  e  syllable  is  taken  as  a 
basis  of  the  character  for  the  consonants. 

RULE  II. 

To  write  any  one  of  the  sixteen  consonants  use  the  e 
syllable  one-half  the  size  that  it  is  written  in  the  e  vowel 
group.  For  example,  t  is  written  one-half  the  size  of 
et]  /is  written  one-half  the  size  of  el;  and  so  on  for  all 
of  the  sixteen  consonants;  thus,  to  write  the  word  tar, 
write  /  one-half  the  size  of  et  and  add  the  regular  vowel 
syllable  for  ar. 

As  the  student  becomes  more  practiced  the  initial 
consonant  of  many  words  may  be  discarded,  as  there 
is  no  possible  cliance  for  confusion.  Similarly,  conso- 
nants beginning  a  syllable  in  the  middle  of  a  word  (me- 
dial Cf)nsonants)  may  l)e  discarded,  as  also  may  final 
con.sonaiits  except   in  making  delicate   discriminations. 


28  BOYD  ^S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

EXERCISES. 

1.  Write  the  character  for  each  of  the  following 
sixteen  consonants:     t,  s,  I,  n,  r,  c,  f,  d,  p,  w,  v,  y,  b,  m, 

g,  z.  The  characters  for  these  consonants  need  not 
necessarily  be  one-half  the  size  of  the  corresponding  e 
syllable,  but  may  be  written  as  small  as  possible. 
The  only  consideration  is  that  they  be  distinct.  In 
beginning  it  will  be  to  the  student's  advantage  to 
write  them  one-half  size.  After  practice  they  may 
be  reduced  in  size  and  finally,  as  suggested  above, 
in  many  cases  they  may  be  totally  discarded. 

2.  The  following  words  show  how  the  initial  conso- 
nants are  joined  to  vowel  syllables.  (Practice  these  un- 
til you  are  perfectly  familiar  with  them  and  can  write 
them  rapidly) : 

1-  n    -u-  -^   ^    <    ^ 

7.     ^      /o — I 
13.     -^     -£_ 

19-    ^-      ^      ^      "1       ^^ 

25.  ■   _      ^       _Z     -v^       ^         i 

37.        ?  "^ 


BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND 


29 


43.     1 


49. 


55. 


I     \      ^  \     i 
^   ^     ^    -^    \ 


61. 


P-D 


t 


^ 


1.  tar 
7.  war 
13.  leg 
19.  pen 
25.  tin 
31.  fit 
37.  mit 
43.  nor 
49.  wot 
55.  tug 
61.  fun 


2.  sat 
8.  van 
14.  net 
20.  web 
26.  sir 
32.  fig 
38.  gin 
44.  rod 
50.  vow 
56.  sup 
62.  dug 


3.  nap 
9.  gap 
15.  gun 
21.  ye\\'^ 
27.  lip 
33.  tip 
39.  zip 
45.  cob 
51.  yon 
57.  lug 
63.  pun 


4.  ran 
10.  ted 
16.  red 
22.  bid 
28.  nip 
34.  win 
40.  ton 
46.  fop 
52.  boy 
58.  nub 
64.  bur 


5.  fag 
11.  sew 
17.  rew 
23.  men 
29.  rib 
35.  vim 
41,  sob 
47.  bog 
53.  nop 
59.  run 
65.  yum 


6.  pad 
12.  mud 
18.  den 
24.  gem 
30.  cid 
36.  big 
42.  lop 
48.  pod 
54.  God 
60.  cub 
66.  nun 


Write  in  shorthand  the  following  (write  the  words 
with  their  numbers,  and  opposite  each  write  the  proper 
character). 

1.  tar         2.  sap       3.  lad       4.  naj)      5.  raz       6.  cab 
7.  fag         8.  dan      9.  pal     10.  wag    ll.cit      12.  yam 
13.  bar       14.  mat    15.  gas     16.  zag     17.  t;iii     18.  set 


;50  BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORlHAND. 

19.  led       20.  new    21.  red    22.  fed     23.  dew    24.  peg 
25.  wet      26.  yet     27.  bed    28.  met    29.  get     30.  tip 
31.  sit        32.  lip      33.  nil      34.  rip     35.  fig      36.  dip 
37.  pin      38.  wit     39.  vis     40.  bid     41.  gib     42.  zip 
43.  toy      44.  sop    45.log     46.  nod    47.  rod     48.  cow 
49.  fog       50.  don    51.  pot    52.  won   53.  bon    54.  yon 
55.  boy      56.  mot   57.  God  58.  tub    59.  sun     60.  lug 
61.  nut      62.  rub    63.  cup    64.  fur     65.  dug    66.  pup 
67.  yew     68.  bun    69.  nub    70.  gut 

Write  the  following  characters  with  their  numbers, 

and  the  words  which  they  represent : — 

li     j  '^     p      '^    ^       /r     ^      J?    \     ^0    ^    zt    \ 

U    '\  ^3    3r       ^^       \        -■>     iL_     xi  0^    27  \^      jr  ^ 

i?   •<._  JO    ^^-^     3/      (^        Ji      Cj         S3    1^—      jy    ^      ss  ([ 

io  i —  SI  ^    ^^  \     ^3  «5< ^^  '^ — '   ^^  '^  ^-^^  ^ 

.3  7  <i-^  SS-    '^^-^        S7    ^3-o        (,0-    j/        t/    ^—      U -^     Ui    ~\ 

7/     ^  -^-2     C*  ''■'   "^ — 3       y   ^ —      ^^   ^      '^   \.       ^^  ^ — ' 

}r  ^  ^?     C*         w    "^-^      ti    V^      fi  -?_^      rj  ->— ,  !-■/  -^ 

Hi  <_  /"/  1 /ot  3s^        /Of    V     /IO   \      ///   ^    //^  x, 


BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND  31 

"■3     I  Hi     2  Hi       b             ^       \  "^    \/  '"'    '^ — •      "^    \_ 

liO  c—^  /il     c— '  It!     C-— a        U3     e-°^           -' -     cr-^  .-^S    c-^     /^  t  e O 

/i/cr-j  /;r    e<>  lif    c^            IJO     cxy  /J/  e^ 1 3i    C^ /Jj    c^ 

I3Y  «^  /3i-  «T /j;.    c '      /J/     c-x^  /jf-    e_c^  /j;?    c^     //^  00/ 

!•//  c-/  hi    ^ o  /y «  «-/  />-y    c^^            --'    c ^        ->.   t 3  /r/  c_ 

Iftt^  /if  c_,  /y^'  « 1  /^/     c, .  /SJ   yXj  /^i/i — ,     /ir  y^ 

iss  ^  is(.  J/ — .  /v  «/« —  /•^■^  t<  z-^/  </^  "■"  <r~^  /'•^  / 


?ABT  III 


III. 

OliARACTERS  NUMBER  6,  7,  8  imd  9. 

ITN  Parts  I  and  II    oiil}-  the  first  five  of  the  nine 

characters  of  this  system  have  been  used.     After  a 

thorough  master}^  of  these  characters  the  student  is 

ready  for  the  remaining  four,  wliich  are  more  or  less 

arbitrary,  though  quite  as  simple  and  as  easily  learned 

as  the  others. 

Notice  that  character  6  falls 

■    n       ^     ^x  ere s>ce 

mto   a  group  snnilar  to  the  drs aly 

vowel  groups,  and  is  used  in  gr^  ^gl 

writing  the  following : — cr,  dr, 

ce,  ly,  gr,  ph,  gl,  sc,  tr,  dw,  sw,         tr^^cJ  io^^^a^ 

tw,  sn,  sm,  ax.     (There  is  no  .     .  ^/s^        s"\ 

syllable  for  the  character  at  (2^^^  ^"^^ 

the  lower  right  hand  corner.) 

y        f  1         >.  The  use  of  character  7  may  be 

/^  "    ^     shown,  as  in  the  accomjmnying  de- 

i/x  ,  sign,  by  a  broken  circle.     The  eight 


(p. 


vc^r  W^      P""  different  positions  which  it  assumes 
determine    the    following    d()ul)le 
v^p  ch/     consonants: — /)/,  rl,  jl,  si,  pr,  eh, 

_SL_  d,  sj). 

Four  other  characters  are  shown  in  this  d(»sign, 
namely,  ex,  ox,  ix  and  ux.  Th(!se  characters  must  not 
be  confused  with  the  character  for  the  i  syllabic  of 
which  they  would  form  a  part  but  for  the  siini)lf'r 
characters  used  in  that  group  to  take  their  place. 


36  BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

Character  8  is  used  in  four  different  posi-        ^j    jp| 
tions,    as    shown    in    the     accompanying  ^ 

design,  namely,  to  represent  hi,  jr,  re,  br.  ^       -^ 

Character  9,  the  simple  straight  line,  is 
used  to  represent  the  four  double  conso-  I  ° 

nants  shown  in  the  accompanying  design— 
to.th.sKwh.  sh/ wfN 

The  student  now  has  before  him  all  the  characters 
of  this  system  in  all  the  different  positions  which  they 
assume,  with  the  exception  of  several  convenient  char- 
acters, speed  forms,  and  ph^-ases,  which  will  be  consid- 
ered in  Part  IV. 


It  is  necessary  to  explain  that  all  monosyllables  begin- 
ning with  a  consonant,  other  than  those  shown  in  the 
preceding  designs,  are  represented  hy  the  corresponding 
e  syllable  written  in  the  regular  way. 

\   =  be,  by,  buy  — >   =  no,  know,  knee 

I  die,  do,  dye  /   =  pa,  pie 

P  =  fee,  foe  c —     =  sea,  so,  see 

\  =  go,  guy  y^  =  vie 

— ^  =  lee,  lie,  lo,  lye      cy^  =   we 


^  =  ma,  me,  my         <^ 


you,  ye 


For  example. — be,  by  or  buy  are  written  with  the  eb 
character,  but  the  context  will  readily  show  which  of 
the  words  the  character  represents. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SPIORTHAM). 


37 


EXERCISES. 

Write  in  shorthand  the  following  words  using  the  characters 
learned. 


1,  show 
6.  shed 
11.  Fred 
16.  whim 
21.  this 
26.  text 
31.  frog 
36.  rely 
41.  whom 
46.  fox 
51.  fix 
56.  sham 
61.  ship 
66.  whip 
71. into 
76.  unto 
81.  brow 
86.  rest 
91.  thud 
96.  box 
101.  plot 
106.  plus 
111.  fiat 
116.  flap 
121.  chew 
126.  slip 
131.  spar 
136.  crab 
141.  crib 
146.  draw 
151.  -na,'> 
156.  plow 


2.  brook  3. 

7.  relax  8. 

12.  bride  13. 

17.  fresh  18. 

22.  thine  23. 

27.  freak  28. 

32.  whirl  33. 

37.  topaz  38. 

42.  afhx  43. 

47.  shake  48. 

52.  those  53. 

57.  j)rone  58. 

62.  glare  63. 

67.  trace  68. 

72.  smite  73. 

77.  pluck  78. 

82.  ample  83. 

87.  chord  88. 

92.  slang  93. 

97.  spend  98. 

102.  glass  103. 

107.  track  108. 

112.  smack  113. 

117.  steal  118. 


1 22.  sleet 


127. 
132. 
137, 
142, 
117, 
152, 
157, 


123. 
128. 
133. 
138. 


'■lime 
groan 
snuff 
j)lume  143. 
chunk  148. 
speed  153. 
glide     158. 


brute 

where 

reach 

shine 

thief 

break 

brine 

share 

annex 

wheat 

clear 

proof 

greet 

train 

blaze 

flank 

flash 

chess 

sleep 

crape 

grave 

twist 

dwell 

cheap 

spice 

gleam 

track 

dwarf 

flare 

cliff 

craze 

grain 


4. 
9. 

14. 

19. 

24. 

29. 

34. 

39. 

44. 

49. 

54. 

59. 

64. 

69. 

74. 

79. 

84. 

89. 

94. 

99. 
104. 
109. 
114. 
119. 
124. 
129. 
134. 
139. 
144. 
149. 
154. 
159. 


froth 

wheel 

shone 

whine 

broad 

agree 

frock 

white 

brick 

wharf 

slain 

drunk 

tlrive 

smart 

bless 

flake 

stood 

click 

spear 

drill 

grind 

snare 

])liss 

slant 

crane 

grape 

twine 

bloat 

steam 

clasp 

cross 

gruff 


70. 
75. 
80. 


5.  thought 
10.  relate 
15.  brother 
20.  oxalic 
25.  frohc 
30.  remain 
35.  throat 
40.  relieve 
45.  explore 
50.  bright 
55.  regret 
60.  shadow 
65.  thrill 
stately 
aflame 
abstain 
85.  plaster 
90.  promise 
95.  prol)ate 
100.  profess 
105.  arrest 
110.  choral 
115.  special 
120.  clinic 
125.  propel 
130.  proflt 
135.  procur 
140.  blight 
145.  execute 
150.  bridfre 
155.  p.-ul!j»: 
160.  tract 


44S278 


38 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 


101.  stay  162.  twill     163.  tally  164.  smoke  165.  thread 

166.  clap  167.  block   168.  blind  169.  scold    170.  glance 

171.  prop  172.  smile    173.  snail  174.  scene   175.  throne 

176.  swam  177.  tweed  178.  trade  179.  swell    180.  speech 

ISl.bhir  182.  drone  183.  graze  184.  gloss    185.  clever 

i86.  snow  187.  cream  188.  crack  189.  spell     190.  glimmei 

191.  crew  192.  slate     193.  clean  194.  chime  195.  plush 

196.pl.it  197.  stave   198.  stone  199.  shear  200.  whirl 


PAKT  IV. 


IV. 

SPEED  FORMS,  PHRASES  AND  LETTERS. 

Parts  I,  II,  and  III  contain  all  the  shorthand 
characters  used  in  this  system ^  except  the  characters  for 
the  vowels  a,  e,  i,  and  o,  when  these  letters  alone  form  a 
syllable;  the  consonants  h,  j,  and  q;  speed  forms 
and  phrases.  These  features  of  the  system  have  been 
withheld  from  the  student  to  avoid  any  possible  con- 
fusion. As  the  regular  forms  have  been  fully  explained 
in  the  preceding  parts,  the  student,  if  he  has  fully  mas- 
tered them,  is  ready  to  go  on  with  the  work  presented 
in  Part  IV,  the  last. 

No  special  punctuation  marks  are  required.  The 
regular  punctuation  marks  are  not  similar  to  any  char- 
acters of  the  system  and  their  use  cannot  possibly  lead 
to  confusion. 

CONSONANTS   h,   j,   q. 

The  letter  h  is  silent  except  as  an  initial  letter,  and  in 
case  it  is  necessary  to  make  a  delicate  discrimination 
the  letter  may  be  represented  by  a  tick  placed  before 
a  character.  The  same  tick  after  a  character  represents 
final  ]j  or  ty,  as  shown  on  page  42. 

The  letter  j  has  no  separate  character,  but  is  repre- 
sented by  the  cliaracter  for  i.  No  confusion  can  arise 
from  tliis  substitution.  The  letters  ;/w  arc  represented 
by   the  sign  for  ujc. 


42  BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

SPEED   FORMS. 

The  following  abbreviations  and  special  characters 
are  of  extreme  importance.  Fast  writing  demands  their 
use.  Practice  them  until  you  are  perfectly  familiar 
with  them.  Write  several  short  sentences  in  which 
the  speed  forms  occur.  It  is  upon  the  student's  mastery 
of  these  forms  that  the  degree  of  success  depends. 

c   =  a  or  ay  A  =  ant,  ent,  ance,  ence 

■^  =  e  =  he     V  =  con,  com,  come 

3    =  i  or  j  ^  =  final  y  or  ty  or  initial  h 

0=0  — £>  =  ce,  se,  selves 

J    =  c  =   k  ^  =  ux  =  qu    , 

r\  =  ing  1  =  r  =  wr 

-7  =  and  — ^  =  el   =  le 

Note  the  following  abbreviations  use  the  consonant 
beginning  the  word. 

T  ==  are  -^  =   laid,  lain 

*^  =  been  -o  =   new,  now 

J  =  can,  came  <~  =  same,  said 

t  =  done  <-  =   take,  took,  taken 

f  =  for  <y  =   with 

~N  =  get,  got     (f  =  your 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 


43 


The  following  abbreviations  are  not  arbitrary,  but  are 
represented  by  the  first  or  second  syllable  or  the  prin- 
cipal syllable  sounded. 


(^  =  able 
t^  =  but,  put 


/^  =  call 

C 

[   =  did 


would 
could 


=  note 
0    =  our,  hour 
\  =  part,  particular 
/  =  shall,  she 
/  =  sion,  tion,  should 
^    =  seem,  seam 


each,  such,  much     \  =  some,  home 


"~"   =  file,  fill 

^    =  from 

y^  =  give-  en  -ing 

/     =  have-  ing 

n    =  ear,  hear,  here 

v^     =  him,  time 

c7 —  =  was,  house 

\ .  =  whether 


r 

J 


=  will 

=  after 

=  account 

=  city 

=  business 


—  =  the 

-    =  they,  them 

I     =  difficult-  ty-  ties 

=  that 

\  =  who,  why,  when 

\   =  what,  which 

=  while,  whole 

V^*^  =  communicate-  ed- 
ing-  tion 

N    =  about 

I     =  one,  first 

\     =  again 

X  =  high 

^     =^  month 


44 


B0Yiy8   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 


W 

^ 


^ 


letter 

gentlemen 

Mr. 

January 

March 

May 

July 

September 

November 

Sunday 

Tuesday 

Thursday 

Saturday 


K 

1 


=   today 
=   not,  out 
—  firm 
=  February 
=   April 
=  June 
=   August 
=  October 
=  December 
=  Monday 
=  Wednesday 
=  Friday 


Write  these  one-half  of  the  size  of  the  corresponding 


0  syllables. 

*^   =  bay 

-*  =  lay 

^  =  pay      y  =  way 

t>  =  day 

^  =  may 

1    =  ray      6  =  yea 

'^  =  gay 

-T,  =  nay 

«»-  =  say 

H  =  hay 

^  =  jay. 

Are  exceptions  to  the  ru 

BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND.  i' 

A    SPECIMEN    LETTER. 

In  the  following  letter  note  the  characters  used  for 
such  phrases  as  "your  favor,"  "at  hand,"  "in  reply," 
"would  say  that,"  "must  be,"  "we  think,"  "you  will," 
"we  might  be  able  to,"  "we  have,"  "in  reference,"  "we 
would,"  "to  hear,"  "you  soon,"  "we  are,"  and  "very 
truly  yours."  Practice  writing  this  letter  in  shorthand 
until  you  can  write  it  in  one  minute. 

Chicago,  111.,  June  10th.  1903 

John  Jones ,  Esq. . 

Chicago. 

Dear  Sir:- 

Vour  favor  of  the  9th  inst.  at  hand,  and  in  reply 

«ould  say  that  the  store  and  basement  152  Vine  Street,  must 

be  rented  together.  We  thinK  that  if  you  will  make  us  an 
'K      <(      ^^y—        p  ^ ^    'i  tf-N — . 

offer  of  $2200  on  a  lease  of  two  or  three  years,  we  might  be 
^-   f      -^c   ^  P  a  <]   3   ^      ^^ 

•ble  to  secure  the  store  and  basement  for  ycu,  and  in  ease 
you  had  no  use  for  the  basement,  we  should  have  no  difficulty 
in  securing  you  a  tenant  for  it. 

r.       ^-      /  c  ^->^    r     c 

We  bave  several  parties  talking  in  reference  to  the 

^    ^      \      X      -^         »  - 

rental  of  this  store,  and  we  would  urge  prompt  action  should 
you  desire  to  secure  it.   Hoping  to  hear  from  you  aooo, 

^   -}     I     ^     (     x^     h      ^    ,r^ 

«a  are, 
^  W«ry  truly  yours. 


46  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  April  10th,  1903. 

f        "^      )    Id    63 

James  Black  and  Co., 

S   g     -  ^ 


New  York, 


Gentlemen: 


Your  letter  of  the  25th  inst.  just  at  hand  and  contents 

<:<—  1  S  ^^-^  ^-^   ' '      -t     v/* 

noted.     In  our  last  letter  to  you  we  tried  to  make  it 

^  rx^^  y  ^   I    ^    ' 

plain  that  we  would  not  allow  freight  on  shipments 
from  here. 

On  account  of  local  difficulties  with  our  men  we  are 
unable  to  ship  any  orders,  and  are  unable  at  present  to 
say  just  when  we  can.     We  will,  however,  ship  as  soon 

-  ^  \  y     y-^  y  /  '-^ 

as  possible  and  notify  you  of  same.    Trusting  the  delay 
will  not  discommode  you,  we  are, 

>  /      c^ 

Yours  very  respectfully. 


i 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHOKTUAND. 


47 


Philadolphia,   Pa.,  June  27th,  1903. 

PIvinoLith  Clothing  Co., 

St.  Louis,  -Mo., 
--    -<^     N> 

Gentlemen 
Vv 

We  are  in  receipt  ol'  your  favor  of  February  25th  re- 

que.'^ting  nninediate  .shipment  of  your  order  of  Jamiary 
24th  for  .March  first  dehvcry.     In  reply  regret  to  say 

2i        ^       ^y  1  (^  ^  ^  <r-— 

that  we  .'^hall  he  unable  to  ship  any  portion  of  this  oirler 
under  one  week  from  this  date.     It  was  so  late  before 

-)     1:1     ^   -n  ^     c  ^^-^  '> 

we  got  the  order  started  that  we  have  not  been  able  to 
get  same  completed  as  yet.  We  will  get  to  you  partial 
shipment  of  it,  however,  at  the  earliest  possible  moment 

>   re  ^  —  u.>    \ 

with  balance  t(j  lollow  as  soon  as  we  can  complete  the 
^     -^        \    L^  ^-^  ^         ^^ 

order. 

1 

Very  respectfully, 

I 


48  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 

After  learnincr  all  of  the  characters  and  most  of  the 
speed  forms,  each  student  should  practice  making  the 
characters  for  the  following  sentences  from  ten  to  fifty 
times,  until  you  can  make  them  without  special  effort. 

Your  favor  of  the  29th  ult.  is  at  hand  and  contents 

^  ^f  D    ' 1     -»       v/^ 

noted. 
9— 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  11th  inst. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  postal  card  of  the  17th  ult. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  9th  inst. 

We  are  in  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor  of  the  14th 
inst. 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  20th  inst. 

We  enclose  herewith  a  letter  in  regard  to  his  standing. 

Please  let  us  hear  from  you  at  your  earliest  con- 
venience. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND.  49 

We  may  be  able  to  ship  you  a  car  next  week. 

This  property  at  the  price  mentioned  should  be   a 

-,  y    i-    j    ^     '     ^ 

bargain.  V 

We  have  sent  vou  to-day  by  express,  one  text  book.<N, 

^  ^  V    I    -\  —    t  --       J 

We  regret  that  we  cannot  send  you  a  sample  until 

^  ^  — ^^.__,/   \    ^-^^ 

next  week.  V 

We  hope  that  you  will  see  this  matter  in  its  proper 

light. 

We  may  be  able  to  extend  the  time  of  payment  to 

Jan.  1st,  1904. 
^    /         0^ 
In  reference  to  your  note,  would  say  that  it  must  be 

paid  at  once. 

Thanking  you  in  advance  for  your  trouble,  I  remain. 
3     ^  rs      I,       r     <f     ^       ,   <— , 


59  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 

In  reply  to  your  letter,  wc  have  this  day  collected  the 

account. 
J 

As  we  stated  in  our  last  letter  to  you,  we  may  be  able 

to  fix  the  matter  up  soon, 

1/     ^  ?^-^ 

We  can  fill  orders  in  three  weeks  time  and  sometimes 
quicker. 

T      ■ 

We  are  somewhat  at  a  loss  to  understand  this  alter- 

,ation,5^ 

Please  give  this  matter  your  immediate  attention 

and  oblige. 

We  have  made  another  shipment  on  your  order  at 
once  from  stock. 

-^   ^ 

Vou  would  not  want  us  to  do  that,  as  it  would  not 

<^\^  .    ^  ""  L   — """^   1^  "^ 

be  right. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND.  51 

Your  valued  favor  of  the  V2th  inst.  is  just  at  hand. 

Trusting   vou    will  see   your  way  clear  to  give    us 
orders,  we  remain. 

We  refer  with  pleasure  to  parties  who  are  using  our 

^  s  ^    (-    I   }      \  1  --    ? 

lights. 

We  take  the  liberty  of  calling  your  attention  to  our 

y  ^  -  ^\  r   ^    -^     9 

system. 


I  am  very  highly  pleased  with  the  work  of  the  ma- 

s  ^  ^  ^  -^  '  I  r 

chine. 

You  will  receive  full  particulars  and  all    necessary 

information. 

We  wired  you  to-day  that  we  would  accept  your  offer. 

y^  /  i  — -4     y  ^  i 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you  by  return  mail.  j 


52  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 


St.  Paul,  Minn.,   Dec.  2nd,  1903. 


Mr.  William  Mullen, 


St.  James,  Minn., 


Dear  Sir: 

} 

We  have  your  favor  of  recent  date  at  hand  requesting 
us  to  advise  you  when  we  will  forward  the  goods  on  your 
fall  purchase.  We  regret  to  inform  you  that  up  to  the 
present  date  of  writing  we  have  not  succeeded  in  com- 
pleting  the  shoes,  although  they  are  now  being  bottomed 

^      ^  ^-  -  1  -  \    -^ 

and  will  be  ready  to  go  forward  in  about  ten  days.     As- 
suring  you  that  the  matter  will  have  preferred  attention, 

^  ^—      i-  -^^^       ^ 

beg  to  remain, 

\     ^ 

Respectfully  yours. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAOT).  53 

PHRASES    FOR    PRACTICE. 

^\rite  the  Shorthand  for  these  phrases  at  least  ten 
times  for  each. 

1.  "What  is  your  name  and  business? 

2.  How  long  were  you  standing  there? 

3.  What  did  you  say  to  him  then? 

4.  Did  you  ever  see  him  after  that? 

5.  We  do  not  have  any  pens  on  hand. 

6.  Please  send  me  a  car  of  hard  coal  at  once. 

7.  We  send  you  our  price  list  to-day. 

8.  Please  let  us  hear  from  you  by  return  mail. 

9.  Forward  three  just  such  writing  machmes. 
TO.  We  are  receiving  new  business  every  day. 

11.  We  will  make  you  a  shipment  to-morrow. 

12.  I  will  therefore  refer  you  to  him. 

13.  We  must  insist  on  full  payment  at  once. 

14.  We  hope  to  hear  from  you  soon. 

15.  We  can  recommend  you  to  a  good  firm. 

16.  Tell  them  to  hurry  the  shoes  forward. 

17.  Your  note  became  due  yesterday. 

18.  We  are  somewhat  at  a  loss  to  understand  this. 

19.  Shall  we  return  tl'cm  to  you? 

20.  Should  this  not  bo  correct,  kindly  advise  us. 


54        BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

21.  We  carefully  note  what  you  say. 

22.  Thanking  you  for  past  favors,  I  am. 

23.  We  are  in  receipt  of  your  favor  of  the  8th  ult. 

24.  We  are  in  receipt  of  your  order  of  the  16th. 

25.  Yours  of  the  13th  at  hand  to-day. 

26.  Referring  to  your  favor  of  the  19th  irst. 

27.  Awaiting  your  further  communication,  we  are. 

28.  Practice  a  great  deal  on  a  little. 

29.  Always  do  your  best  ^or  your  employer. 
2^.  Do  not  make  the  e  syllable  for  a  copsona7>t. 

\^     "^'iere  is  only  one  way<to  gain  speed,  ()r}«cMc,e, 
32.  But  first  o'"  all  be  acoiirate. 


BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND  55 

EXERCISES. 

1.  Write  the  following   sentences   for   practice  in 
the  use  of  single  vowels  and  consonants  h,  j,  k,  and  q  : 

1.  He  came  as  c^uickly  as  possible. 

2.  I  took  the  oath  of  office  to  day. 

3.  0,  see  the  sun. 

4.  Always  make  your  notes  just  as  clear  as  possible, 

5.  How  is  this  word  written? 

6.  Do  not  be  satisfied  with  inferior  results. 

2.  Write  the  following  sentences  using  the  speed 
forms  where  they  should  be: 

1.  It  is  apparent  that  he  will  be  successful. 

2.  Where  can  I  go  for  water? 

3.  Twenty  men  went  with  him, 

4.  AVould  you  believe  what  he  said? 

5.  Always  examine  your  work  carefully. 

6.  Take  time  to  be  thorough.     Haste  makes  waste. 

Write  the  following  sentences  in  shorthand : 

1.  The  day  is  cold,  and  dark  and  dreary; 
It  rains  and  the  wind  is  never  weary; 

The  vine  still  clings  to  the  mouldering  wall, 
But  at  every  gust  the  dead  leaves. fall, 
And  the  day  is  dark  and  dreary. 

2.  A  knowledge  of  drawing  is  the  foundation  of  all 
pictorial  fxjjression. 

3.  My  very  chains  and  I  grow  friends, 
So  much  a  long  communication  tends 
To  make  us  what  we  are. 


56 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIO  SHORTHAND. 


The  following  abbreviations  are  not  merely  to  memo- 
rize but  to  illustrate  how  each  student  can  shorten  and 
abbreviate  all  words. 


(     =  apply-ing,  application  <->'= 

1/   =  approach-ed-ing  o^    = 

<'      =  cause  ^*— *! —  = 

^     j  =  desire 

0   =  during 

r    =  differ-ing-ence 


superior 

labor 

statement 


L^=   approve-ed-ing-al 
V     =   agree-ed-ing 
— ^  =   charge-ed-ing-able 


=   direct-tion-ed-ing 


^   =   distribute-ed-ing-tion      J^=  accept-ed-ing-able 


-^^  ^   character 


— 5   =   deliver-ed-y-mg 
^-n  =  farther,  further 

^^    ^  form 

i/  =   forward 
d —  =   loss,  lost 

I    =   word 

Y   =    work 

7  =   world  '\____^=r   between 

--^y    -    trust-ed-ing  /J    =   collect-ed-ing 

"^     =   receive-ed-ing-able       g —  =   credit 
^     =    pay-ed-ing-able-ment  <3^=   draft 

/    =    practical-ly  '\     =   railroad 

Y      =-   re[)Iy-ed-ing  3^  ==   railway 


inclose 

'=  enclose 

— %— '   ^   quality 

—■7^      =  question 

C^^       =   believe 

belong 

beyond 


BOYD'S  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 


57 


I- 


witness-ed-ing 

herewith 

insurance 

just 

never 

yesterday 

anybody 

before 

hereafter 

select-ed-ing-tion 

samples 


=   careful-ly 

(^      =  apple 

(^       =  judge 

^— ^    =   must 

'^ — '  =  value 

— j_.    =  answer       ' 

y*-~  =   short 

L ==  beforehand 

\     =  become 

V     =  motion 

x"  =  parcel 


examine-ed-ing-ation  ^x  =   resignation 
return  V^     =   congratulate-ed 


58        BOYDS  SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND. 

Ill  writing  large  amounts  use  (\  )  for  hundreds,  ( ) 

tor  thousands,  and  (^)  for  millions,  writing  the  char- 
acter close  to  the  figures  they  follow  and  to  the  lower 
side  of  them,  thus: 
6  — =6,000       7x_    =700,000       84  >»   =84,000,000 

Unimportant  words  may  be  omitted,  as  those  in 
italics  in  the  following  phrases: 

in  the  world  more  and  more 

one  or  two  one  of  the  best 

more  or  less  one  of  our 

regard  to  glad  to 

able  to  order  to 

day  or  two  respect  to 

some  of  those  on  the  question 

do  you  mean  to  say  one  of  the  most 

yours  of  the  10th  reference  to 

The  following  suggestions  for  abbreviating  need  not 
necessarily  be  memorized  until  the  student  has  taken 
dictation  for  a  while.  They  have  nothing  to  do  with 
the  shorthand  proper  but  are  gootl  abbreviations  to  be 
used  with  shorthand. 

Write  the  ($)  dollar  sign  after  the  figures,  as: 
354-_$  =  $354,000.00. 

Make  the  (%)  percentage  sign  thus,  7y. 

Make  the  (^)  pound  or  number  sign  thus:  37^  =  37 
lbs.    5^37  =  No.  37. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 


59 


1_ 


^'' 


Land  is  usually  described  by  sec- 
tion, township  and  range.  Sections 
are  usually  divided  into  quarters  or 
halves  and  they  are  again  subdivided 
into  quarters  or  halves.  We  can 
shorten  the  description  very  nnich  by 
making  the  outline  foi-  the  quarter  or 
half  followed  by  the  figures  only,  l.hus: 

=  The  Southwest  quarter  of  Section 
Twenty  Nine,  Township  One  Hun- 
dred Thirty  Three,  Range  Twenty 
Five. 

2  107  39  =  The  North  Half  of  Section  Two, 
Township  One  H  undred  and  Seven , 
Range  Thirty  Nine. 


29     133     25 


99  13  =  The  East  Half  of  the  Southeast 
Quarter,  of  the  Northwest  Quarter 
of  Section  Seven,  Township  Ninety 
Nine,  Range  Thirteen. 


DIRECTIONS 

FOR 

STUDY. 


BO'iD'S   SYLLABIC   SHURTH^ilvn.  63 


DIRECTIONS    FOR   STUDY. 

la  beginning-  dictation,  the  first  and  main  object  is  and 
should  be  for  every  one  to  acquire  a  correct  style  of  writ- 
ing. That  is,  do  not  write  faster  than  is  consistent  with 
accuracy. 

After  thoroughly  memorizing  the  one  hundred  Fij'id 
twelve  syllables,  and  the  few  speed  forms,  begin  writing 
from  dictation  slowl}'  at  first,  making  the  outlines  for 
each  word  or  phrase  correctly  until  you  have  a  speed  of 
about  fifty  words  a  minute.  If  you  have  been  very  care- 
ful up  to  that  time,  then  it  will  be  safe  for  you  to  begin  to 
practice  for  speed. 

In  practicing  for  speed,  one  good  method  is  to  take  a 
line  and  practice  it  at  least  a  dozen  times,  slowly  at  first, 
then  increasing  speed  with  each  repetition.  Then  take 
another  line  the  same  wa}-,  repeating  as  before.  Prac- 
tice several  lines  a  day  in  this  way. 

In  practicing  for  speed  from  dictation  the  student 
should  take  from  faster  dictation  than  able  to  take  in 
full.  This  is  good  practice  in  training  the  mind  and  hantl 
to  act  (j[uickly  in  unison,  as  well  as  train  the  memory  so 
one  can  write  a  number  of  words  behind  Ihc  dictaloi .  'f 
iiocessary. 

Repeated  writing  of  the  same  exercise':,  lines,  slioii 
lettfjrs,  and  then  \ong  letters  ar(^  the  best  of  practice. 


64  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND. 

Of  course  it  is  understood  that  the  student  will  pn  ctice 
on  entirely  new  matter  at  times,  without  repetition 

A  speed  of  one  hundred  to  one  hundred  and  twenty 
words  a  minute  can  very  easily  be  obtained  without 
memorizing  many  short  lines  or  abbreviations.  If, 
however,  one  wishes  to  prepare  himself  for  reporting  he 
should  practice  a  great  deal  on  making  short  outlines  ior 
long  words,  and  also  in  phrasing.  By  practicing  in  this 
way,  one  can  acquire  the  greatest  facility  in  writing, 
being  able  to  report  lectures,  sermons,  court  work,  etc. 
After  writing  about  one  hundred  words  a  minute,  ths 
student  should  always  go  prepared  with  notebook  and 
pencil.  Select  a  slow  speaker  at  first.  Take  what  you 
can  correctly.  Do  not  expect  to  get  it  all  the  first  time. 
Get  what  you  can  without  getting  nervous. 

Remember  this  is  practice  work  and  that  your  life  does 
not  depend  on  your  getting  it  all.  Keep  this  practice 
up  and  you  will  be  surprised  in  a  short  time  to  find  that 
you  can  report  a  sermon -or  lecture  verbatim. 

In  transcribing  your  notes  or  reading  back,  you  are 
not  expected  to  do  so  very  readily  until  you  become 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  outlines. 

Many  may  think  it  hard  to  read  shorthand  notes  when 
long  words  are  abbreviated,  but  the  following  letter 
written  with  the  letters  represented  by  the  outlines  as 
one  would  write  it  in  Boyd's  Syllabic  Shorthand  will 
show  yhat  with  a  little  practice  it  is  very  easy  to  read. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND.  65 

Dear  Sir: 

Your  favor  30  iilt.  rec.  If  your  invent  contan  new 
and  usfl  combin  there  is  no  dot  but  that  3'ou  can  obtan 
patent  and  we  should  be  glad  to  aten  to  your  aplic.  In 
our  opin  the  bst  cor  for  you  to  prs  would  be  to  inter  some 
nifg  of  this  clas  of  god  in  your  invent  or  inter  some  prty 
in  it  who  would  be  ilin  to  pay  the  fes  for  obtan  a  patent 
for  an  inter  in  the  invent.  Our  fes  are  al  pay  in  adv  and 
we  could  n(U  take  the  cas  as  you  sugst  with  the  fes  pay 
at  some  later  time  but  should  you  get  onion  inter  with 
you  and  esir  to  make  the  aplic  we  would  be  pies  to  aten 
to  your  cas  and  give  it  the  bst  of  aten. 

Yours  resp. 

A  very  few  of  the  common  words  are  represented  bj' 
speed  forms,  many  others  may  be  written  very  short, 
naturally,  with  this  system,  while  long  words  are  abbre- 
viated. Most  any  one  can  easily  read  this  lett(M-.  After 
one  memorizes  the  shorthand  characters,  they  can  as 
easily  read  the  shorthand  notes. 

Anyone  having  trouble  in  reading  his  notes  will  in- 
variably find  the  trouble  in  llic  formation  of  the  outlines. 
Therefore  be  very  careful.  Always  make  the  same  out- 
line for  the  same  word.  Do  not  make  a  consonanl  for 
the  c  vowel  syllable  or  vice  versa.  There  is  a  great  differ- 
ence in  their  size.     So  wil  li  all  oi  her  characters. 


66  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHOKTHAiNr». 

Practice  reading  your  notes  until  you  can  read  tlieni 
as  easily  as  longhand.  Read  the  same  notes  over  and 
over  again.  Remember  that  it  is  more  essential  to  be 
accurate  than  fast.  Be  able  to  read  back  accurately;  to 
punctuate  your  longhand  and  spell  correctly.  Do  not 
disturb  the  one  dictating  to  you.  If  it  is  in  actual  busi- 
less,  gently  tell  the  dictator  that  he  is  dictating  too  fast. 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC  SHORTHAND.  67 

Dear  Sir: 

AVe  are  enclosing  you  herewith  statement  of  your  ac- 
count for  $6.40.  This  account  is  long  past  due,  and  we 
would  appreciate  the  favor  if  you  would  make  us  a  re- 
mittance covering  the  amount  of  the  same  at  once. 

Trusting  to  hear  from  you  by  return  mail,  we  are, 

Very  truly  yours, 
Dear  Sir: 

We  are  very  much  surprised  to  receive  back  to-day 
your  unpaid  note  dated  March  10th.  This,  together 
with  the  interest,  amounts  to  $91.04.  Although  the 
matter  became  due  May  9th,  you  seem  to  have  done 
nothing  whatever  about  it  since  that  date.  We  think 
the  thing  to  have  done,  would  be  to  have  remitted  bank 
draft  on  New  York.  No  remittance  has  been  made,  and 
not  a  word  of  explanation  in  ten  days.  We  are  some- 
what at  a  loss  to  understand  this. 

Our  traveling  representative  will  be  in  your  city  the 
very  first  of  next  week,  and  we  trust  you  will  kindly  ad- 
just this  matter  with  him.  As  soon  as  received,  note 
will  promptly  be  returned  to  you.  We  dislike  very  iimcli 
to  carry  notes  after  maturity,  and  do  not  consider  it 

good  business. 

Very  Inily  yours, 


68  BOYD'S    SYLLABIC    RPIOrvTIIAND. 

Dear  Miss: 

Acknowledging  receipt  of  your  esteemed  favor,  we  beg 
to  state  that  special  pair  of  shoes  such  as  you  require 
could  be  made  to  order  for  you  at  a  charge  of  50  cents, 
or  a  total  of  75  cents  over  and  above  the  regular  adver- 
tised price  covering  express  charges. 

In  case  you  desire  to  order  a  pair,  we  suggest  you  call 
upon  our  representatives,  Plymouth  Clothing  Co.,  and 
present  this  letter  and  permit  them  to  order  the  shoes 

Yours  respectfully, 

Gentlemen : 

In  returning  you  herewith  enclosed  receipt  for  your 
remittance  of  the  15th  inst.,  beg  to  thank  you  for  keeping 
all  of  the  trimmings  that  I  sent  you  and  trust  that  you 
will  be  able  to  use  a  quantity  of  these  in  the  near  future. 

I  am  constantly  getting  out  new  designs  in  trimmings 
and  if  you  so  desire  will  continue  to  send  you  a  few  pair 
at  a  time,  from  time  to  time,  which  will  keep  you  con- 
stantly supplied  with  new  things.  I  have  a  number  of 
customers  with  whom  I  pursue  this  plan  and  would  be 
glad  to  add  you  to  the  list  if  satisfactory  to  you. 
Awaiting  your  favor,  I  am, 

Yours  respectfully, 


BOYD'S   SYLLABIC   SHORTHAND.  69 

Dear  Sir: 

We  are  receiving  much  of  our  new  business  from  ])or- 
sons  already  insured  with  us.  We  respectfully  ask  the 
privilege  of  increasing  your  insurance  in  the  Mutual  Ben- 
efit. We  make  this  request  knowing  that  no  other  com- 
pany can  do  as  well  by  you. 

If  you  will  kindly  send  us  on  the  enclosed  blank  the 
names  of  persons  who  are  able  to  carry  insurance,  you 
will  be  doing  a  good  service  for  them  as  well  as  help  the 
company  to  do  all  the  better  by  those  already  insured. 

Yours  truly, 

Gentlemen: 

AVe  are  sending  you  under  another  cover  one  of  our 
catalogues  showing  the  various  style  fall  goods  which 
we  carry  in  stock.  We  can  fill  orders  on  these  either 
with  or  without  our  stamp.  Can  fill  orders  the  day  that 
they  are  received. 

We  hope  you  will  find  something  in  this  catalogue  that 
will  interest  vou  and  that  we  shall  receive  orders  from 
you  on  them  for  the  fall  season.  We  feel  certain  we  can 
please  you  and  would  like  you  to  try  our  goods. 

Hoping  for  a  favorable  reply,  we  are, 

Yours  truly, 


70  BOYD'S   SYLLABIC    SHORTHAND. 

Dear  Sir: 
We  send  you  to-day  our  price  list  of  some  of  our  lands 

together  with  map  and  circulars.  If  you  are  able  to  pro- 
cure a  purchaser  for  any  of  the  lands  described  in  lists 
we  will  allow  you  a  commission  of  $1.00  per  A.  on  same, 
said  commission  being  included  in  prices  quoted. 

Trusting  we  may  see  you  up  with  some  men,  we  are, 

Yours  very  truly, 
Dear  Sir: 

Yours  of  the  29th  ult.  received.  I  notice  in  looking 
over  your  order  given  me  August  5th  that  you  marked 
your  stock  No.  1216  to  be  made  with  a  patent  tip,  and 
a  quarter  fox. 

I  did  not  notice  this  in  copying  the  order.  It  was 
simply  an  oversight. 

It  is  very  seldom  we  make  a  kid  cack  with  a  patent 
leather  quarter  foxing  n'ow. 

We  are  making  you  the  shoes  ordered  by  mail  same 
as  you  had  before,  except  that  the  quarter  foxing  will  be 
a  little  heavier  kid  than  you  have  had,  and  think  you  will 
have  no  more  trouble  with  them  wearing  off  on  the  heel. 

Our  close  attention  is  being  given  to  your  order,  and 
will  try  to  ship  the  goods  as  fast  as  they  come  out  of  the 
works.  Yours  respectfully, 


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